Janet Beyersdorfer

Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Comparing Electronic and Print Texts About the Civil War Soldier

Which side will win as students investigate both sides of the battle of using print versus online text for research as they learn about the lives of Civil War soldiers?

 

Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit

Digital Reflections: Expressing Understanding of Content Through Photography

Striking images can leave lasting impressions on viewers. In this lesson, students make text–self–world connections to a nature- or science-related topic as they collaboratively design a multimedia presentation.

 

Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

QARs + Tables = Successful Comprehension of Math Word Problems

Using census data for an example, students use the question-answer relationship (QAR) strategy to understand and solve word problems that refer to tables and other graphics.

 

Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Shape Poems: Writing Extraordinary Poems About Ordinary Objects

Students select a familiar object online, build a bank of words related to the object, and write shape poems that are printed and displayed in class.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character: Searching Informational Texts

Frogs often appear as the main character in fiction stories, but what do students really know about frogs? Students find out in this lesson in which they research real-life frogs.

 

Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Timelines and Texts: Motivating Students to Read Nonfiction

In an effort to help motivate students to read nonfiction, students are challenged to use a timeline to help them name the year when certain products were invented.